Lesotho vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Lesotho
0.4496 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.1728 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lesotho rank
37th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
34th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit over time

  • Lesotho
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.4496 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1728 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 37th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 202 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3732 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1398 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.3179 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1781 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1398 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.4447 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.162 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2828 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Lesotho or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Lesotho, at 0.4496 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1728 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Lesotho ranks 37th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.